Faithful supporters at Allianz Field haven’t seen many home wins this season, with Minnesota United struggling in the 11th position. The visiting Austin will believe to protect their higher league spot in this game.
- Austin have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Major League Soccer
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Minnesota United form and stats
Minnesota United have collected 11 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 2-5-1.
Minnesota's last game was hosting Portland Timbers (placed 12th) and winning 4-1. Finally, a league win after five fixtures without one. Midfielder Hlongwane was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.71 (out of ten) in that game. Hlongwane scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Prior to that, an away loss at Montreal Impact.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Minnesota United handle that role? We have found 17 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Minnesota United are traveling soon after this match as the Major League Soccer match at Houston Dynamo awaits in four days.
The Minnesota fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Minnesota United have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Austin form and stats
There's been little loot from Austin's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Major League Soccer. Austin only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Inter Miami in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Goalkeeper Stuver made a total of seven saves, making him a hero against Inter Miami. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Defender Cascante was the best team player with a rating of 7.83. Cascante hit the woodwork once and won 7 of 11 duels.
Before that, Austin secured a home win against Houston Dynamo with the score 3-0.Austin are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 14 defeats. From a total of 21 matches.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this club's 12 latest league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Major League Soccer trip to Vancouver Whitecaps.
It's early days yet, but Austin has scored 9 and conceded 18 goals from their travels in the league so far (9 games).
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams meet on the pitch this season, as the history books show this recent fixture: Austin - Minnesota United 2-1. Head-to-head totals (for the previous six meetings): Minnesota United won three games, zero matches ended with a draw and Austin have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / four.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Hlongwane 5 goals |   J. Gallagher 5 goals |  G. Zardes 5 goals |
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| Minnesota United | Austin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| 25 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 18 | 28 |
| 95% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 68% | 75% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 47% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 60% |
| 21% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 22% | 20% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 10% |
| 58% | 75% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 55% |
| 26% | 25% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 21% | 12% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 25% |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 5.7 | 5.1 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.2 |
| 1.8 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 15 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.9 | 12.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 26% | 29% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 27% | 31% |
| 13.9 | 12 | 14.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 16.3 | 14.6 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
- All of Austin's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Austin have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Austin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Austin have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Major League Soccer
- Austin have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Austin haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Saint Louis City | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 35 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 30 |
| 5 | Dallas | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | SJ Earthquakes | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -3 | 28 |
| 7 | Houston Dynamo | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -2 | 27 |
| 8 | Austin | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Sporting KC | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Minnesota United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 24 |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -15 | 14 |
